Addiction is prevalent all around us, and in particular in the form of illicit substance and alcohol use. Dr. Stacey Daughters’ Biobehavioral Research on Addiction and Emotion (BRANE) lab is interested in understanding the factors that contribute to a substance … Read more
A first-year seminar being taught Fall 2015 brings undergraduates into a world beyond human experience – the world of perception in animals. This course, The Senses of Animals (PSYC 67) is taught by Professor Mark Hollins, with the help of … Read more
Dr. Katie Gates’ lab primarily looks at quantitative methods for modeling heterogeneity in individual temporal processes. “Temporal processes” refers to anything that unfolds across time. For instance, this can be used to discuss emotional processes, brain processes, psychophysiological processes, or … Read more
The research in Dr. Carol L. Cheatham’s Nutrition and Cognition lab focuses on effects of nutrition on brain development and function throughout the lifespan. In her work, she is exploring the importance of certain nutrients and foods to the development, … Read more
It seems obvious that most people have minds, at least our spouses, friends and family, but what about animals, machines, vegetative patients, the dead and God? The mental capacities of these “cryptominds” are uncertain, and therefore a matter of perception. … Read more
Research in Dr. Kelly Giovanello’s laboratory combines behavioral, patient-based, and functional neuroimaging approaches to investigate the cognitive neuroscience of human learning and memory. A primary research focus is in elucidating the cognitive processes and neural mechanisms mediating relational memory – … Read more
Dr. Donald Lysle is an expert in neural immune signaling and opioid effects on the immune system. An exciting new intersection of these two fields of expertise has culminated in his recent work with an animal model of Post-Traumatic Stress … Read more
Current estimates suggest that less than half (40%) of individuals in need of mental health treatment receive services, and of those only a fraction receive treatment with an evidence-base to support its efficacy. A prime example of this is low … Read more
